International Reads Tag

Key Reports
OECD Explores Mixed Impact of Technology on Student Learning
The OECD’s latest report, Students, Computers, and Learning: Making the Connection, suggests that although technology has been promoted as a panacea for education, in fact it is not associated with improved student learning. The OECD finds...

International Highlights
The Skills to Remain Employed in the Current and Future Workforce
According to the OECD Skills Outlook 2015 report, unemployed and under-employed youth remain at record highs in many European countries, with more than 35 million 16-29 year-olds neither employed nor in education or training...

Key Reports
Asia Called the "Next Higher Education Superpower"
Substantial investments in higher education across Asia are making it a rising power in higher education, according to a new book by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The book, Asia: The Next Higher Education Superpower?, points out...

Key Reports
New CIEB Report: Gold Standard: The Swiss Vocational Education and Training System
In an era marked by increasing competition, automation, and globalization, how does Switzerland, a country that produces comparatively few university graduates, enjoy the world’s 4th highest per capita income and an unemployment rate...

Poverty Among U.S. School Children
For the first time in history, a majority of students attending U.S. public schools come from low-income families, according to a report by the Southern Education Foundation based on the latest data collected from the states by the National Center for...

This month we cover dropping enrollment in U.S. teacher education programs, education reforms in Singapore, Japan, Taiwan and Poland, the OECD's recent look at VET systems and the ideal school size, and more.
Updates on Singapore’s VET reforms, teacher career management and special education
Singapore’s new SkillsFuture...

This month’s edition covers assessment reforms in China and Canada, new teacher and VET policy initiatives in Singapore, the rising costs of education from a government and individual perspective, and education reports of note.
Assessment Reforms in China and Canada
In an opinion piece for CNN, Jiang...

In this month’s edition of International Reads, we take a look at recent studies and international reports; op-eds promoting international education benchmarking; recent developments in education reform in Taiwan and China; and innovations in vocational education in Singapore, Germany, and Ontario.
Recent International Reports and Analysis
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This month’s feature takes a look at international education rankings, published by The Economist Intelligence Unit, and two different OECD briefs that examine the latest PISA data in relation to classroom instruction time and student motivational levels. On a national level, new studies were recently...

Learning from Other Countries:
Shanghai education officials are partnering with the United Kingdom’s Department for Education and sending local teachers to teach at British schools, according to Shanghai Daily. Starting in September, 60 English-speaking teachers from Shanghai will work in 30 UK schools to demonstrate...